Motif Staff

Action Stroke

Gesture

Any Path

Straight Path

Curved Path

Any Turn

Left Turn

Right Turn

Falling

Balancing

Air Moment

Breath

Core-Distal

Head-Tail

Upper-Lower

Body Half

Cross-Lateral

Shape Action Stroke

Rising

Sinking

Enclosing

Spreading

Retreating

Advancing

Shape Flow Support

How to indicate duration

Pin

Ball

Wall

Tetrahedron

Spiral

Straight Path Arriving into a Wall

Left/Right Leg, Both Legs

Left/Right Arm, Both Arms

Left/Right Shoulder, Both Shoulders

Left/Right Elbow, Both Elbows

Left/Right Wrist, Both Wrists

Left/Right Hand, Both Hands

Left/Right Fingers, All Fingers

Left Index Finger

Left/Right Hip Joint, Both Hip Joints

Left/Right Knee, Both Knees

Left/Right Ankle, Both Ankles

Left/Right Foot, Both Feet

Left/Right Toes, All Toes

Right Little Toe

Torso

Chest (Center of Levity)

Pelvis (Center of Gravity)

Head

Whole Body

Right Arm does a Gesture
(Body Part as Pre-Sign)

Led By the Right Hand

Mover is in Spiral Shape before
movement begins

Effort Action Stroke

Flow (Effort)

Free (Flow)

Bound (Flow)

Weight Effort

Light (Weight)

Strong (Weight)

Limp (Weight)

Heavy (Weight)